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Cave
Creek plans a density transfer with the Arizona State
Land Dept. The current proposal calls for the town to
rezone 320 acres along Carefree Highway (A) for commercial
and, possible, multi‑family use. In turn, the
state would allow Cave Creek to annex 8¾ miles of Trust
Land (B).
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Residents
reject Carefree Highway proposal
Change
in general plan will bring more commercial development to
Cave Creek
by
Barry Cohen
CAVE
CREEK – Amid overwhelming and widespread criticism, Cave
Creek is revising its proposed rezoning plans for a parcel
along Carefree Highway.
“People
felt they were getting dumped on, that most of the open
space was going to the area north
of them,” said Cave Creek planning director Ian Cordwell.
“They weren’t opposed to the
potential for commercial development near them, but they
didn’t like the possibility of multi‑family dwellings
going in.”
About
70 people attended an Oct. 5 public meeting held at Cave
Creek planning commissioner Ted Bryda’s residence. They
strongly expressed their opposition to proposed land use
changes.
The town wants to rezone state land within its boundaries
in order to match its 2005 general plan. Once the land is
rezoned, the town and the Arizona State Land Department
plan to engage in a density transfer.
Essentially,
the state would allow the town to annex 8 3/4 square miles
of mostly state trust land west of town to 28th Street and
north of Joy Ranch Road. Cave Creek, in turn, would rezone
320 acres along Carefree Highway to allow for commercial
and, possibly, multi‑family use. That parcel is owned
by the state land trust.
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